25 Greatest Ever Movie Anti-Heroes

14. V (V For Vendetta)

"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter". That's exactly what makes the Guy Fawkes mask-wearing vigilante V (Hugo Weaving) such a potent anti-hero: his actions are in the quest to destabilise a supremely fascist government, but at the same time, he commits acts of enormous destruction and violence (including the murder of government officials) which take him far away from typical hero status. How much V is considered a hero or a terrorist is really up to the audience, and that's the beauty of the character: he has the moral right to an extent, though his extreme actions may also undercut that. Naturally the film has sparked intense debate among viewers and critics, as from one perspective, V could be an outright villain, yet from the other, he's a revolutionary and a card-carrying hero. The most reasoned answer sits somewhere in-between, that he has heroic tendencies but his methods are questionable.